Hi everyone,
Currently I'm very busy conducting a research on our profession with the title :
" A STUDY ON JOB SATISFACTION AMONG GOVERNMENT ASSISTANT PHARMACIST WORKING AT INSTITUTIONS UNDER MINISTRY OF HEALTH MALAYSIA "
Job satisfaction has been defined as a pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job;an affective reaction to one’s job; and an attitude towards one’s job.Weiss (2002) has argued that job satisfaction is an attitude but points out that researchers should clearly distinguish the objects of cognitive evaluation which are affect (emotion), beliefs and behaviours. This definition suggests that we form attitudes towards our jobs by taking into account our feelings, our beliefs, and our behaviors.
One of the biggest preludes to the study of job satisfaction was the Hawthorne studies. These studies (1924-1933), primarily credited to Elton Mayo of the Harvard Business School, sought to find the effects of various conditions (most notably illumination) on workers’ productivity. These studies ultimately showed that novel changes in work conditions temporarily increase productivity (called the Hawthorne Effect). It was later found that this increase resulted, not from the new conditions, but from the knowledge of being observed. This finding provided strong evidence that people work for purposes other than pay, which paved the way for researchers to investigate other factors in job satisfaction.
Teamwork was believed to be an important factor in job satisfaction. Whetten & Cameron (2007) pointed that teamwork has been found dramatically affect the organizational performance. Effective teams have interdependent members, like geese, the productivity efficiency of an entire unit is determine by the coordinated, interactive effort of all its members. According to Whetten et.al, in an effective teams, members care for and nuture one another. No member is devalued or unappreciated. All are treated as an integral part of a team. Whetten also pointed out that effective leaders have the respect and commitment of the team members. That is they develop credibility (Kouzes & Posner, 1987). Establishing credibility and the capacity to influence team members are the first key challenges faced by leaders of the teams. Giving direction, articulating goals, or trying to motivate team members are all wasted effort if they have not established credibility and respect.
My research will be focusing on current developments in pharmacy setting in one of the hospital. The purpose of study is to findout the level of satisfaction, teamwork in the department and the morale of Assistant Pharmacist relates to current developments at pharmacy outpatient department and reveal all the problem that cause the stress and recommendation to employer how to overcome the problem findings.
The study may be beneficial both for the department and the employees. Department can benefit by knowing the employees level of satisfaction. And the employees got the chance to convey their dissatisfaction through this research for the benefits of the Pharmacy Department and Health Ministry Organization in general.
Design : cross sectional descriptive
Respondent : Assistant Pharmacist from selected institution(not disclosed yet)
See you again all friends.
Ganesan
